Shelby County, Illinois has a rich political history. It is home to multiple small cities and towns that all have their own individual political systems. Each one of these municipalities elects their own mayor and council representatives to lead the community and make important decisions. The county also has its own Board of Commissioners who are tasked with making sure the needs of the citizens in Shelby County are met. Every two years, residents of Shelby County are encouraged to actively participate in local elections by voting for candidates who will represent their best interests at the state level. Through effective leadership and community engagement, Shelby County continues to develop sustainable solutions for its citizens to thrive.
The political climate in Shelby County, IL is very conservative.
In Shelby County, IL 20.7% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 77.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Shelby county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 77.8% to 20.7%.
Shelby county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Shelby County, IL is very conservative.
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Illinois is moderately liberal.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index is based on recent voting in national elections, federal campaign contributions by local residents, and consumer personality profiles.
VoteWord™
Displaying 20 years of Presidential voting, visualized in one word.
Shelby, Illinois: R R R R R R
How It Works:
Here at BestPlaces, we were looking at the voting patterns since the 2000 election and realized that we could express the results of each election as one letter. R if the Republican Party candidate won, D for the Democrat and I for the Independent. The six elections (2000, 2004, 2008, 2012, 2016, 2020) would be expressed as six-letter word (R R D R R).
Then we went a little further and added the dimension of magnitude. If the difference of victory was greater than 10 percent, the letter is upper case, and lower case if the difference was less than 10 percent. This allows us to see interesting voting patterns at just a glance.
Here's the VoteWord for Iowa d r d d r. In the last six elections the state has been closely contested, voting narrowly for the Republican Party candidate in 2016 and 2020 after voting for the Democratic Party in 2008 and 2012. Virginia (r r d d d D) has voted for the Democratic Party in the last three elections.
Individual Campaign Contributions in Shelby County, IL
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,070 contributions totaling $25,650 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $24 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 73 contributions totaling $6,961 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $95 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)